Lanmeur


Lanmeur is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac. A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac, and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.

Population

Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.

Breton language

In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.